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It used to be that peer-to-peer (P2P) operators and major music and movie entertainment companies mentioned in the same statement indicated some sort of legal action by either side, but the latest announcement -- a deal for NBC Universal content to be available on Wurld Media's Peer Impact P2P service -- has the two holding hands In what was called...
It appears that one side may be hanging by a thread in the battle over the next generation of DVD discs. Although PC giant HP indicated it may sway from its support of Blu-ray to the competing HD-DVD format or both, analysts are handicapping the contest as a win for Blu-ray, though not so much for consumers HP prolonged the conflict over the duelin...
It appears that one side may be hanging by a thread in the battle over the next generation of DVD discs. Although PC giant HP indicated it may sway from its support of Blu-ray to the competing HD-DVD format or both, analysts are handicapping the contest as a win for Blu-ray, though not so much for consumers HP prolonged the conflict over the duelin...
Security researchers with VeriSign's iDefense say keyloggers, malicious software folded into silent Trojans, spyware and other malicious code, are growing at an alarming rate and threaten a range of identity information that is being converted into criminal gain The iDefense data indicates keyloggers have risen from only 300 in 2000 to 3,753 in 200...
Security researchers with VeriSign's iDefense say keyloggers, malicious software folded into silent Trojans, spyware and other malicious code, are growing at an alarming rate and threaten a range of identity information that is being converted into criminal gain The iDefense data indicates keyloggers have risen from only 300 in 2000 to 3,753 in 200...
Microsoft is getting down to business with an enterprise version of its Windows Desktop search, which provides corporate intranet searches through other Microsoft software including Office, SharePoint Portal Server and third-party enterprise applications The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant said its enterprise-enabled Windows Desktop Search woul...
Sun Microsystems unveiled its updated UltraSPARC T1 processor this week, touting multi-threading technology that cuts power use for ecological and economic benefit Sun said the new chip, formerly code-named "Niagara," will power its new line of Sun Fire servers, to be released by the end of the year. The T1 chips use the company's "CoolThreads" mul...
The Federal Trade Commission shut down a U.S. spyware operation and affiliate that were supposedly sneaking troublesome tracking software onto PCs under the guise of ringtones, free lyrics and browser upgrades The FTC said three individuals operating out of California under the name Enternet Media, and the affiliate operator of Iwebtunes, were char...
Despite favorable rulings from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in its long patent battle with NTP, BlackBerry handheld maker Research In Motion will not be able to wait on further decisions from the Office, as a federal court moves forward on its settlement dispute with NTP Embroiled in a legal fight over NTP's patented technology and RIM's al...
AMD reportedly scored a market top of Intel last month, earning the title of leading supplier of processors for the U.S. retail PC market in October, according to Current Analysis The research firm declared that AMD processors powered 49.8 percent of desktop and notebook computers sold in the U.S. retail market last month. AMD's near-half share of ...
Microsoft this week renamed its antispyware software from Windows AntiSpyware to Windows Defender, which may be more appropriate for a combined spyware/virus defense solution, industry observers said Microsoft did not make clear whether its antivirus solution would be folded into Defender, which the software giant described as "what Windows will do...
Microsoft introduced new Windows server software this week, including a new SQL Server 2005 database that is aimed at challenging dominant database vendors and fellow software giants Oracle and IBM Microsoft unveiled SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 for developers and enhanced BizTalk Server 2006, claiming the new software delivered "unprecedent...
Google announced yesterday that its Desktop 2 computer search software was out of beta with new sidebar panels, more customization and bolstered support for enterprise use The search leader, which made the release a day after Yahoo upgraded its own map service, said the new Google Desktop 2 would improve Google's Personalized Maps and includes a gr...
Yahoo looked to shorten its route to more online consumers with an enhanced Yahoo Maps tool that is integrated with Yahoo's local maps service and offers new features, such as drag-and-drop location and directions delivery Yahoo, which has lagged behind its online search portal competition Google and MSN on Internet maps, also bolstered its maps se...
Looking to thwart piracy and the unlicensed, unprofitable consumption of its content, Sony is reportedly spiking its music CDs with digital rights management (DRM) software that is similar to malicious code used by computer attackers, including virus writers and spammers The code, exposed recently on blogs and reports from industry observers, mirro...
Motorola and Intel have again stressed their intentions to work toward interoperable networks and devices for next-generation, wider mobile computing via WiMax, which has yet to be ratified as a standard, but nonetheless has the weight of such major players behind it Industry analysts, however, questioned the companies' assertions made at the recen...
Vodafone UK and British Sky Broadcasting Group struck a deal unveiled this week that will provide mobile television service in the UK with news, music videos and other entertainment offered in a hot, but untested space The companies said Sky MobileTV will give 3G handset users access to 19 mobile channels, including Sky News, MTV, Cartoon Network a...
One might not associate sophisticated crimes such as mass spamming, dedicated denial of service (DDOS) attacks, or identity theft with a mindless zombie, but the computer variety of the monsters in compromised PC form are doing all of that and more In response to the threat, Microsoft, the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Action have unveiled ...
Stanford University researchers claimed a major step toward optical computing, which speeds data delivery -- by using light instead of electricity -- through materials already common in the semiconductor industry The research, detailed in the latest version of the science journal Nature, involved the use of germanium to create a light switch that t...
Going where Google has stumbled, Microsoft said this week its MSN Search will include a Book Search tool, beginning with public domain and non-copyrighted materials in beta software, and scheduled for next year Microsoft also announced its intention for MSN to join the Open Content Alliance (OCA) to work on scanning and digitizing publicly availabl...
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